diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/losslessaudiochecker/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/losslessaudiochecker/default.nix
index b7150d6b6771..5ec91f4260f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/losslessaudiochecker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/losslessaudiochecker/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoPatchelfHook ];
 
-  setSourceRoot = "sourceRoot=$PWD";
+  sourceRoot = ".";
 
   dontBuild = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/rscw/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/rscw/default.nix
index 3c42b3b81330..7fe638df61d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/rscw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/rscw/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1hxwxmqc5jinr14ya1idigqigc8qhy1vimzcwy2vmwdjay2sqik2";
   };
 
-  setSourceRoot = "sourceRoot=`pwd`";
+  sourceRoot = ".";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
   buildInputs = [ gtk2 fftw ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/davinci-resolve/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/davinci-resolve/default.nix
index d6a8125f324c..928be528ce4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/davinci-resolve/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/davinci-resolve/default.nix
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ let
       '';
 
       # The unpack phase won't generate a directory
-      setSourceRoot = ''
-        sourceRoot=$PWD
-      '';
+      sourceRoot = ".";
 
       installPhase = ''
         runHook preInstall
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/maple-font/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/maple-font/default.nix
index af4746fa2c46..a90a1e830171 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/maple-font/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/maple-font/default.nix
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  maple-font = { pname, sha256, desc }: stdenv.mkDerivation
-    rec{
-
-      inherit pname desc;
+  maple-font = { pname, sha256, desc }:
+    stdenv.mkDerivation rec{
+      inherit pname;
       version = "6.4";
       src = fetchurl {
         url = "https://github.com/subframe7536/Maple-font/releases/download/v${version}/${pname}.zip";
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ let
 
       # Work around the "unpacker appears to have produced no directories"
       # case that happens when the archive doesn't have a subdirectory.
-      setSourceRoot = "sourceRoot=`pwd`";
+      sourceRoot = ".";
       nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip ];
       installPhase = ''
         find . -name '*.ttf'    -exec install -Dt $out/share/fonts/truetype {} \;
diff --git a/pkgs/data/misc/unicode-character-database/default.nix b/pkgs/data/misc/unicode-character-database/default.nix
index 3c21a6f29560..24078799eb73 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/unicode-character-database/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/unicode-character-database/default.nix
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     unzip
   ];
 
-  setSourceRoot = ''
-    sourceRoot=$PWD
-  '';
+  sourceRoot = ".";
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
diff --git a/pkgs/data/misc/unihan-database/default.nix b/pkgs/data/misc/unihan-database/default.nix
index fc0826d7f283..1dbc17463f19 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/unihan-database/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/unihan-database/default.nix
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     unzip
   ];
 
-  setSourceRoot = ''
-    sourceRoot=$PWD
-  '';
+  sourceRoot = ".";
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine-artifacts/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine-artifacts/default.nix
index 41201bdb94e5..e13fa4020cf1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine-artifacts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine-artifacts/default.nix
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ let
             hash = (if artifactDirectory == null then hashes else hashes.${artifactDirectory}).${archive};
           });
 
-      setSourceRoot = if overrideUnpackCmd then "sourceRoot=`pwd`" else null;
+      sourceRoot = if overrideUnpackCmd then "." else null;
       unpackCmd = if overrideUnpackCmd then "unzip -o $src -d $out" else null;
 
       installPhase =
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/java/mockobjects/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/java/mockobjects/default.nix
index 022f68a9d351..113c377240b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/java/mockobjects/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/java/mockobjects/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   # Work around the "unpacker appears to have produced no directories"
-  setSourceRoot = "sourceRoot=`pwd`";
+  sourceRoot = ".";
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/blackfire/php-probe.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/blackfire/php-probe.nix
index 1b9b0f940cc5..9774200e9b3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/blackfire/php-probe.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/blackfire/php-probe.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     autoPatchelfHook
   ];
 
-  setSourceRoot = "sourceRoot=`pwd`";
+  sourceRoot = ".";
 
   dontUnpack = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/tabnine/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/tabnine/default.nix
index fcd00726ba77..4426e2bbf81f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/tabnine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/tabnine/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   # Work around the "unpacker appears to have produced no directories"
   # case that happens when the archive doesn't have a subdirectory.
-  setSourceRoot = "sourceRoot=`pwd`";
+  sourceRoot = ".";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix b/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix
index 8c2ff568df31..c23b5ad7a2bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let
       dontUnpack = true;
       # Work around the "unpacker appears to have produced no directories"
       # case that happens when the archive doesn't have a subdirectory.
-      setSourceRoot = "sourceRoot=$(pwd)";
+      sourceRoot = ".";
       nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip ];
       meta = a.meta // {
         platforms = elasticsearch.meta.platforms;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/audio/stt/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/audio/stt/default.nix
index 8697cb62f5b7..9f3fcf05b5fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/audio/stt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/audio/stt/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     url = "https://github.com/coqui-ai/STT/releases/download/v${version}/native_client.tflite.Linux.tar.xz";
     hash = "sha256-RVYc64pLYumQoVUEFZdxfUUaBMozaqgD0h/yiMaWN90=";
   };
-  setSourceRoot = "sourceRoot=`pwd`";
+
+  sourceRoot = ".";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoPatchelfHook
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ent/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ent/default.nix
index 6904d4667721..bd9dfeafea6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ent/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   # Work around the "unpacker appears to have produced no directories"
   # case that happens when the archive doesn't have a subdirectory.
-  setSourceRoot = "sourceRoot=`pwd`";
+  sourceRoot = ".";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/ookla-speedtest/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/ookla-speedtest/default.nix
index d889414bc118..b08769b6ca1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/ookla-speedtest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/ookla-speedtest/default.nix
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = srcs.${stdenv.hostPlatform.system} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}");
 
-  setSourceRoot = ''
-    sourceRoot=$PWD
-  '';
+  sourceRoot = ".";
 
   dontBuild = true;
   dontConfigure = true;